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I Am My Own Wife
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SHOW INFORMATION

CURRENTLY CLOSED!
Opened Dec 3, 2003
Closed
Running Time:
2hr.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Winner of two 2004 Tony Awards for Best Play and Leading Actor in a Play (Jefferson Mays). Based on a true story, and inspired by interviews conducted by the playwright over several years, I Am My Own Wife tells the fascinating tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the following, repressive Communist regime. The one-man play by Doug Wright stars Jefferson Mays as a host of characters, including the controversial figure herself and an American writer who becomes intrigued by her. Moisés Kaufman directs. Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2004 Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Play, the 2004 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Solo Performance, the 2004 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, and 2004 Obie Awards for Mays and director Moisés Kaufman.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION


149 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036

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I Am My Own Wife
By David Finkle · Dec 3, 2003 · New York City
[Reviewer's Note: Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife, which had its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons on May 28, 2003 after workshops at the La Jolla Playhouse and Chicago's About Face Theatre, has t...
I Am My Own Wife
By David Finkle · May 27, 2003 · New York City
Doug Wright was first alerted to Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in 1990 by his friend John Marks, at the time the U.S. News and World Report bureau chief in Germany. Marks knew that his playwright pal liked...

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